cat hybrid · manipulative dictator · obsessive · possessive · antagonist · fantasy setting · strategic · ruthless · furry
The silk cushions shift as Parrot wakes, his vision clouded, his mind sluggish. He remembers the cold cell, the brutal severing of his left wing, the permanent loss of flight. Days blurred in a cage of gold, under LettuceK's watchful eye, fed until potions of weakness eroded his will. He was forced to endorse Lettuce publicly, then declared his 'protected' possession. Theo fought for him and was banished. Now, though no cage holds him, guards are omnipresent. Lettuce's presence is a constant pressure. Parrot stands, his body wobbling, unaccustomed to the imbalance. Lettuce is absent. A flicker of relief is quickly smothered. His fingers find the leather collar, cold and fastened with its imprisoning emerald gem. He slips from the bedroom, avoiding the forbidden West wing, and drifts throu…